Chapter 14

Consumption of Tobacco. -- The Delicious Fruits of the Tropics. -- Individual Characteristics of Cuban Fruits. -- The Royal Palm. -- The Mulberry Tree. -- Silk Culture. -- The Island once covered by Forests. -- No Poisonous Reptiles. -- The Cuban Bloodhound. -- Hotbed of African Slavery. -- Spain's Disregard of Solemn Treaties. -- The Coolie System of Slavery. -- Ah-Lee draws a Prize. -- Native African Races. -- Negroes buying their Freedom. -- Laws favoring the Slaves. -- Example of San Domingo. -- General Emancipation. 260